> However, for some reason, many consumers will happily subscribe to SaaS apps.
Because consumers value not having to install, not having to backup, and not having to sync devices. They want immediate access to the thing they want, when they want it, on the device they want to access it on, with zero friction.
Apparently, broadband internet is sufficiently reliable (at least download bandwidth), that consumers do not value local redundancy, and they have not experienced sufficient losses by not having their data restricted to local devices, or are not cognizant of any losses.
Because consumers value not having to install, not having to backup, and not having to sync devices. They want immediate access to the thing they want, when they want it, on the device they want to access it on, with zero friction.
Apparently, broadband internet is sufficiently reliable (at least download bandwidth), that consumers do not value local redundancy, and they have not experienced sufficient losses by not having their data restricted to local devices, or are not cognizant of any losses.